Cumberland Valley School District
6746 Carlisle Pike,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone:(717) 697-8261
I hope that the following links are enjoyable and helpful. Thank you for keeping your child's mind active.
| Mrs. Kauffman's Favorite Book Links | |
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| Jan Brett Jan Brett wrote and illustrated The Mitten, The Gingerbread Baby and many other amazing picture books. |
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| Magic School Bus Pay a visit to Ms. Frizzle! |
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| Little Bear I love this series and so do kids! |
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| Eric Carle Author of the Very Hungry Caterpillar and a wealth of other delightful children's books! |
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| Curious George |
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| Spell City This site allows for practice of Word Wall Words. There are current lists and old lists for review. |
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| Reading Games | |
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| Starfall Excellent website full of great ways to help your first grader become an independent reader! |
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| Between the Lions! This site was created by PBS and has lots of fun reading-oriented games for kids to play! |
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| Fun with Clifford Clifford the dog will take your child on a fun reading adventure! |
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| Reading/Language Arts | |
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| Stories for Fun Stories to practice fluency and vocabulary. |
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| Elementary Reading Department This site provides information fro the Elementary Reading Department on Balanced Literacy in the elementary classroom. |
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| Spelling City This site allows for practice of current and review words. |
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| Help with Fine Motor Skills | |
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| Activities for Fine Motor Skills Try these activities with your child if they are having difficulty acquiring fine motor skills-handwriting, cutting with scissors, etc. |
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| Good Stuff for Your Kids | |
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| Good Stuff for 1st & 2nd Graders Full of lots of great things to do at home to help your child learn to read! |
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| Great books for your Growing Gator | |
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| 1st Grade Gators This link will lead you to a great list for your first grader. The books are organized so that you can choose the books that are closest to your child's current reading level. |
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| On-line Books | |
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| More Books for 1st Graders The books in this link are listed by genre:Adventure, Mystery, Folk Tales, etc. |
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